Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This reference center with 7,656 posts is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Welfare As We Knew It: The 1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act
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(1961) Kansas Fair Employment Practices Act
Louisa Jacobs
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Louisa Matilda Jacobs (1833-1917)
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Richard Allen [Pennsylvania] (1760-1831)

Explore Global African History

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Viola Davis Desmond (1914-1965)
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Royal African Company
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Aubrey Drake Graham (1986- )
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Victoria Pioneer Rifle Corps (1861-1865)

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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The Blood of Entertainers: The Life and Times of Jimi Hendrix’s Paternal Grandparents
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Henrietta Lacks and the Debate Over the Ethics of Bio-Medical Research
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The African American Experience in Italy, 1852 to 2013
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Gentrification, Integration or Displacement?: The Seattle Story

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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